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BY l i ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 1l, 1932 .UNITED STATESy ARTHUR W. LENFESTEY, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN HAIRBRUSH Application led ctober 7, 1931. Serial No. 567,388.v

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a hair brush and has for its object the provision of a. hair brush in which the bristles may be mounted so as to rock on their mountings to an outwardly projecting yposition for use or to a recumbent positio-n so that the brush will be rendered flat and compact for easy carrying in the pocket.

`Another object of the invention is the prow vision of a hair brush which will be light,

durable, economically manufactured, compact, and sanitary.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hair brush having the bristles rock "l ably mounted and provided with a mechanism so that the locking of the bristles in operative position will be automatically effected and their easy and quick release made possible.

Anoth-er object of the invention is the provision of a hair brush having bristles rockably mounted in aflexible frame and so arranged that a flexing of the sides of the frame will effect a rocking of the bristles from operative to inoperative position and vi ce versa. Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood from a reference to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and in which,

Fig. 1 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 1 1 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the invention with one of the end rails shown in section.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3 8 of Fig. 2, and,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 1 4 of Fig. 2.

The invention comprises a supporting frame formed preferably from resilient metal and embodying the side rails 7 and 8 and the end rails 9 and 10. A A plurality of bristle supporting bars 11 are rockably mounted on the end rails 9 and 10 by means of the trunnions 12 and 13 which project from the opposite ends of the supporting bars 11. Each of these bars is similarly constructed and mounted. In each of the bars 11 there lare formed a plurality of spaced slits 14 to provide the tongues or straps 15 which are pressed into off-set relation to the .main body of bars 11. The strands 15 of35 the bristles are passed around the straps or tongues 15 and these straps or tongues may then be forced into clamping relation with the bristles, thus securely and quickly mounting the bristles on the bars 11. '00 Mounted at one end on the inner surface of the side rail 7 is an actuating bar 17 which is connected by the connecting arms '18 to a number of the supporting bars 11. The remainlng supporting bars 11 are pivotally-5 connected by the connecting arms'20 to an actuating bar 19 which is attached at one end tothefinner surface of the yside rail 8 and which projects inwardly therefrom in alignment with the bar 17. As shown in Fig. 3 70 ythe ends of the connecting arms 18 and 2O are angularly turned and projected through the bars 17 or 19. The ends 21 and 22 of these actuating bars are reduced and angularly turned to provide latch noses, so that whenf .therails 7 and 8 are flexed inwardly these reduced ends of the bars 17 and 19 will overvlap and latch on each other.

The members 17 and 19 are in alignment with each other and when pressed toward eac-h other so that 5180 their ends engage the member 17 will ride overthe member 19 and thus a latching of the members togetherwill result.v When it is desired to release the members an inward pressing of the same will permit the member 17 to be flipped upwardly with the finger whereupon they may be permitted to spring Y apart into their unlatched positions, as shown `1n Fig. 1. When these ends are unlatched yand the inwardly pressure on the side rails i 7 and 8 is released the resiliency of the frame 'will rock the bars 11 to a positfE onto project '1the bristles outwardly of the frame into operative position. A chain 23 or other flexible member connects the ends of the bars 17 and n" 19 so as to limitthe withdrawal of the sides 7 and 8. v 4

When the bristles are'projected outwardly the brush may be usedin the'usual manner. When the use of the brush is finished the V'of the appended claims.

foregoing specification. l Y f ARTHUR W. LENFESTEY.

sides 7 and 8 may be flexed inwardly, thus rocking the bristles to a recumbent position and locking the same in this position by the latching ofthe ends of the bars 17 and 19. When in this position thebrush will be thin and compact and may be very easily carried in the pocket without any discomfort arising' from a pricking of the person by thebristles.

It is believed that the durability and economy of manufacture of the device is appareent, as well as the simplicity with which the device may be operated.

While I have illustrated the preferred form of structure I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details of structure shown,

but desire to avail myself of such. variations and modifications' as come within the scope Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: f

l. A hair brush of the class described, cornprising: a frame having oppositely disposed end rails and oppositely disposed resilient side rails; a plurality of spaced bristle sup-v porting bars extending between and rock- :ably mounted at their opposite ends on said end rails; a ,pair of actuating bars, each mounted on one of said side rails and v'projecting inwardly therefrom, said actuating bars being in alignment; means for connecting each of said actuating bars to said bristle supporting bars, for effecting a rocking of Ysaid bristle supporting bars upon inwardly flexing of said side rails.

2. A hair brush of the class described, comprising: a frame, having oppositely disposed end rails and oppositely disposed side rails;

`a plurality ofbristle` supporting bars eX- tending between and rockably mounted at their opposite ends on saidend rails; an actuating baron each of said side rails and projecting' inwardly of said frame, said bars be- `ing in alignment with each other and en-V gageable at their inner ends upon inward flexing of said side rails for latching said side rails against outward flexing; and means connesting saidbristle supporting bars to said actuating bars for eiiecting a rockingof the same on their axes upon inward and outward movement of said actuating bars. v

3. kA hair brush of the class described, comprising: a frame, havingV oppositely disposed end rails and oppositely disposed resilient side rails; a plurality of spaced bristle supporting bars extending between and rock- Vably mounted at their oppositeends on said end rails; and means connecting to each of said bars for `effecting a rocking of the same upon inward and outward iiexing of said side rails.

In testimony whereof I have signed the resinas 

